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In a revised May budget proposal released Thursday, Gov. Jerry Brown requested that $50 million be sequestered from University of California funding until recommendations from an April 25 California State Auditor’s report and other state commitments are implemented by the university.Read More…

Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and incoming Chancellor Carol Christ sent out a campuswide email Friday announcing Diana Harvey’s appointment as the next associate vice chancellor for communications and public affairs.Read More…

When great talents pass away far too soon, their lives and the circumstances of their passing tend to become points of cultural obsession. Few celebrities have the same hold on the public as Heath Ledger, though, and the close proximity of his tragic passing in 2008 with his darkest roleRead More…

(“Photograph” by Arcade Fire is not available on Spotify) I’m not the biggest music person. I don’t really care for the most recent hot album. I have my set of indie rock songs from my early high school days and my momentary stages of EDM heavy listening, but the onlyRead More…

With its ability to infuse sharp and wonderfully witty humor into issues ranging from the Valley’s cutthroat start-up culture to the personal shenanigans of its slew of hilarious characters, HBO’s Emmy Award-winning tech comedy “Silicon Valley” has without a doubt found its comedic groove. Currently in its fourth season, theRead More…

Most artists, at some point in their careers, have an epiphany that they need to change and cater to a wider audience, often eliciting angry calls of selling out from die-hard fans. Many groups completely metamorphize from one genre to another, ignoring the grievances of their adorning devotees. Paramore, itRead More…

The City Council meeting taking place this Tuesday evening will discuss the proclamation of May 2017 as a Month of Inclusion, in addition to items related to the Berkeley Police Department and Board of Library Trustees.Read More…